Dogfights
S2:E11 P-51 Mustang
The P-51 Mustang enters service during World War II; escorting Allied bombers over Germany; a dogfight with Japanese Zeroes over Iwo Jima; encountering a German jet.
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Japanese kamikaze pilots fly airplanes and rocket-powered aircraft on suicide missions against U.S. Navy ships during World War II; German pilots use their planes as battering rams against U.S. bombers.
S2:E1 • Jul 13, 2007 • 45m
German pilots use their own aircraft to destroy American bombers on April 7, 1945.
S2:E2 • Jul 13, 2007 • 45m
Fighter jets engage in dogfights for the first time in the skies over North Korea with U.S. F-86 Sabres going up against communist MiG-15s; Capt. James Jaraba goes into combat despite a malfunctioning aircraft May 20, 1950.
S2:E3 • Jul 20, 2007 • 45m
America's P-47 Thunderbolt blazes a reputation as the most rugged fighter of World War II; Robert S. Johnson is jumped by 16 German planes; George Sutcliffe tries to elude 40-plus enemy fighters.
S2:E4 • Jul 27, 2007 • 45m
A-1H Skyraider pilot Clinton Johnson and wingman Charles Hartmann pit their prop-driven workhorses against a jet-powered MiG-17.
S2:E5 • Aug 3, 2007 • 44m
World War I gives birth to aerial combat between pilots pioneering new tactics; German ace Ernst Udet vs. France's Georges Guynemer; German Werner Voss vs. a British squadron; American ace Arthur Raymond Brooks.
S2:E7 • Aug 23, 2007 • 45m
An American engages German fighters while escorting a long-range bombing run.
S2:E8 • Aug 24, 2007 • 45m
Fred Dungan, flying from the USS Yorktown, engages Japanese fighters during an attack on a Japanese base.
S2:E9 • Sep 21, 2007 • 45m
May 10, 1972, is a day of extreme aerial combat over Vietnam, and dogfights involve remarkable electronic warfare.
S2:E10 • Dec 3, 2007 • 45m
The P-51 Mustang enters service during World War II; escorting Allied bombers over Germany; a dogfight with Japanese Zeroes over Iwo Jima; encountering a German jet.
S2:E11 • Dec 4, 2007 • 45m
A generational leap forward in U.S. technology and strategy gets the ultimate test in the skies over Iraq as American fighter pilots tangle with their foes' air force in 1991.
S2:E12 • Dec 5, 2007 • 45m
The airmen of the USS Midway rack up a stunning array of battle honors while flying missions from the carrier during the Vietnam War.
S2:E14 • Dec 7, 2007 • 45m
The pursuit of greater speed defines the development of warplanes ranging from propeller-driven aircraft to high-performance jets.
S2:E15 • Feb 29, 2008 • 45m
One of the greatest dogfights in history takes place Jan. 1, 1945, over Belgium during World War II, as American fighter pilots hasten the demise of the German Luftwaffe.
S2:E16 • Mar 7, 2008 • 42m
Top secret weapons designed to turn the tide during World War II; Japan's kaiten suicide torpedo; Germany's rocket-powered Me 163 Komet; the U.S. Navy researches remote-controlled aircraft.
S2:E17 • Mar 14, 2008 • 45m